Would a vpn be enough to protect me from a tiktok ban?

VPN
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Is the ban IP based or device based?

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When it was implemented in India, it was based on account, sim card, and device id. TikTok cooperate because they don’t want to burn the bridge.

Anyway now most users in India has already moved to other platform, that will likely be the scenario for US, most people can’t be bothered to jump through hoop when an alternative is just a tap away.

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i hope the whole world bans this s***

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It would probably be removed from Apple and Google play so you’d have to download the apk every time there’s an update I would think. But the critical mass wouldn’t bother, tiktok would die in the west if 99% of users stopped using it. You could still use it but you’d be viewing mostly Indian and Chinese content.

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SIM card based was how they ban TikTok in Hong Kong. I encountered it when using a roaming eSIM and it was a Hong Kong telco but I was in Japan. I had to disable the eSim to use only wifi and TikTok would only then load.

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I think Orbot is specifically designed for running apps over VPN.

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Not all phone carriers are sim based

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On Android you can patch the app so it spoofs your sim. My tiktok thinks I’m in Japan.

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IP based i guess. just like what China did to google

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If you create a profile with a vpn, maybe it should work. But probably most of the users will migrate to YT shorts or IG reels

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I can’t believe Americans are perfectly fine with their data being sold domestically but the second it goes to China they get their panties in a bunch.

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Delete all meta apps

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Has anyone found a way around it?

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Download free vpn
Set to canada
open tiktok in browser mode
Browse without an account or make a new email with the vpn on
Done

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If you don’t mind answering, which platforms Indian users went to?

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Fuckerberg has already lowered the bar on fact checking. It’s party time :partying_face:

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i’m curious to see if tiktok would work on my phone in india. not that i use tiktok (i mainly use youtube and instagram like 99% of indians), i’m just wondering if it would work bcs my phone has a UK SIM card and i’ll be going to india for a few months. if not, that’s ok with me :slight_smile:

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yeah? why? Please don’t tell me because of data being sold to China :joy:

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Go crawl into a hole.

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You do know that Canada exists. The UK exists. Africa is a place